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Smashing fish Graham! I think I recognise that swim.

Agreed.

The OP mentions that this relates to a visit in July Colin.

Beautiful photo that Anthony. You've caught the light just right and it really brings out the full majesty of your capture. It's bordering on being poetic. I do wonder if we shouldn't have a new gallery category, especially as the garlic spam is becoming so rare. I was roving about Cornwall...

Thanks Craig-I like it!

My PB, along with other notable captures during the same session (basically a drive around Berkshire/Hampshire) has put me into the 100+ tins group. They remain in the boot of the car, waiting to be transported to the shed. But conditions need to be spot on for that-Dark and/or wife out shopping.

I do like the sound of this Craig and in particular because you can hide some of the rig bits within the lead. So in clear water and with a good, flat, camouflaged lead, you should get a neat presentation. Stupid question but presume the tail rubber is out of the back on the mainline side of the...

Ok, here is photographic evidence. It's not the best photo but I was beside myself with excitement. You can see from the special markings that the spam was garlic flavoured and it was 51 tins and not 52. But still a PB. It still needs to be verified and Sharon (who witnessed and processed the...

Kellaways! I fished there over 30 years ago. Didn't know anything about barbel though. They were a mysterious fish that other people caught. I used to cycle there from Calne and just fished for whatever showed an interest in my worms/maggots/bread. Happy days.

99p for a 200g tin Paul. Lovely. Might even have some for my tea to see what all the fuss is about.

Thanks John, I will.

Just picked up 52 tins of garlic spam from a B&M store in Basingstoke. Previous best was 14 from Tescos about a year ago. So chuffed. Get in!

In general, I would agree that if you can find the fish and put a half decent bait in front of them and they are hungry, then you ought to be in with a good chance of a bite. I do believe though that there is one key dynamic which if absent, can affect the behaviour of the fish: Competition...

Yes pictures please! I lack any practical ability whatsoever so visuals are always good. Very intrigued by this rig.

Thanks Andy. I am thinking of small river fishing and often it would be a margin swim, fishing over a gravel bottom. I had envisaged that a short hook length (no more than 6 inches) would be more effective especially when combined with a relatively heavy lead-just to aid the self hooking...

Yes that's the sort of set up I was envisaging, but with a short/very short hook length and then incorporating a back lead if suitable for the swim.

Quick question for those that might use a lead clip/bolt rig set up- what is the minimum weight you think you would need to ensure self hooking takes place and how short should the hook length be for optimum hooking? I am thinking of this rig in the context of fishing for very wary fish and...

A very difficult question to answer Mark as far as rods are concerned because of the variety of rivers and conditions people face. I think the 1.75lb rods tend to be popular because of their general versatility. I can use mine on the Kennet and on the Wye. Things get more tricky when you are...

Yes, I am sure my surname is Cooke and that is how it is spelt. The silent "e" confused you no doubt.

Who should we blame for your poor training Tony? You really shouldn't be allowed to go onto forums, not without supervision anyway. For all you know, Dave might have some vastly more important things going on his life to deal with than train a dog to go fishing.